Old Bridge Man Charged In 'Operation Bad Santa' Of Alleged Online Child Luring

OLD BRIDGE, NJ — An Old Bridge man was one of 12 Middlesex County men arrested by the county prosecutor in December, and charged with luring of a child online.

This was the online sting operation County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone called “Operation Bad Santa," to catch alleged online underage sex predators.

Twelve men were arrested without incident and charged over the course of six days, Dec. 8 through Dec. 12, and on Dec. 15. The underage “children” the perpetrators were speaking with were, in fact, undercover police officers. The men were arrested when they arrived at an undercover residence, where they expected to find the child, said the prosecutor.

Jose Leguia, 57, of Old Bridge, was charged with one count of second-degree Luring and one count of third-degree Criminal Attempt – Endangering Sexual Conduct with a Child.

See all 12 men here: 12 Central Jersey Men Charged In Alleged Child Sex Predator Sting